Mayor Bill de Blasio this week dug up as old and tired of an argument as you'll hear against congestion pricing, saying no plan exempts poor and working-class people who drive to hospitals in the fee zone.

He did not say how many such trips there are, because he has no idea. But it is a tiny number. Here's why.

How the city's Amazon rivals measure up

It's not just Denver, folks: City by city, a corporate relocation expert handicaps the competition for the retail giant's second headquarters in an op-ed.

Don't ask, do tell (if you want)

Beginning Oct. 31, employers will no longer be able to ask how much you were paid at your last job. What are the implications of that? Crain's Editor Jeremy Smerd reports on a conversation with the de Blasio commissioner who will enforce the new law.

Taxi, taxi ... please don't die

"My grandfather, who received a sixth-grade education, found success in the taxi industry, investing his savings into opening his own garage. My father and uncle followed his lead, working on taxis and driving cars to and from the garage from the age of 12."

So writes high school student Andreas Psahos in a very personal op-ed that explores what is at stake in taxis' fight for survival against Uber. Read it here.

Re-use center is victim of Astoria's boom

The Astoria Queens Reuse Center will close by Nov. 30, according to a email sent Oct. 20 by Justin Green, the executive director of Big Reuse, the nonprofit that operates it. The facility opened at the location in 2005.

"The massive wave of construction in the neighborhood has disrupted our business and our landlord now wants to double our rent," Green wrote. Items for sale at the center have been marked down 30% to clear inventory, and Big Reuse will raise funds in an effort to open elsewhere in Queens. The nonprofit's Brooklyn location will remain in service.

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